james toney is a tad short for 168 and above, so was jeff lacy. he is one inch shorter than calzaghe. No matter what anyone says JC 5"11 and AA 5"10, we saw the height difference between B-hop and JC. Anyway my point is height and reach is no problem for AA at 168.
Well I'd kinda favor him to KO Bute and Taylor and Pavlik.Kessler is a different question but it can be done.
If Sauderland can finally agree to meet with Sturm or, even better, Pavlik, then, after a win, he can go up to 168 and win easily a title against Inkin or Froch.
calzaghe is 5"11 not 6" he's always been billed as 5"11 until he got recognised and HBO give their shitty fake tale of the tape stuff which are all estimates at best. Both Kessler and hopkins were bigger than calzaghe.
He already won some fights by decision, but it is true - against most of the top fighters in mw/smw he has to be more active to win a fight by decision. On the other hand he often needs only plan A and his punching power will be even more destructive at 168. He can KO anybody in mw/smw, I've no doubt about that.
Turning to the ref and asking for a point to be deducted from your opponent doesn't work everywhere......
Honestly i think Abraham would have ko`d Miranda in the first fight too, if he didn`t brake his jaw.. I really dont think anybody could have done better if they lost that much blood and in pain! The heart and courage AA showed in that fight was unbelieveble! so 12 rounds is no problem for him..
Abraham wouldnt KO Bute, no way It will be a similar schooling like Bute did to Andrade, but Bute wont get tired, because Abraham dont have a high workrate. Bute will set the tone in all rounds with his jabs. And even if he got caught with a big punch, Bute will suck it up, 'cause he never showed any chin's problem, and even if he never tasted that kind of power of a guy like Abraham, Berrio aint too bad in that aspect with his great one punch power, and still didnt hurt Bute one bit.
You don't have to tell me about it,I;m a Bute fan too but it's just my view on it.I consider Abraham a lot better than he probably is.